Two stallions battle during a traditional Chinese New Year
equine fighting competition for the Year of the Horse at the Miao Minority village of Tiantou in Guangxi
Province. For 500 years, the remote village has celebrated the Lunar New Year by pitting two male horses against
each other in a fight over a female.

A villager runs to escape from a cloud of hot volcanic ash engulfing villages in Karo district
during the latest eruption of Mount Sinabung Volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island. The scorching ash killed 14
people, including four schoolchildren.

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Barrel bombs batter city:

Medical personnel search for survivors following government airstrikes on the Tariq al-Bab district of Aleppo,
Syria. At least 121 people were killed in the weekend bombardments, according to a human rights group.

Annabel Luxford (center) of Australia celebrates her win with runner-up Caroline Steffen (right) of Switzerland and a refreshing beverage during the Challenge Australia triathlon series in Melbourne. At left is third-place finisher Rebecca Hoschke of Australia.

In Perth, Australia, protesters rally on Cottesloe Beach against government-sponsored shark culling. Western Australian ordered the killing of sharks after a spike in attacks, which diving operators blame for a 90 percent decrease in business.

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Oscar the survivor:

A kitten named Oscar is safe and well-cared for in Marseille, France, after a 24-year-old man allegedly uploaded a video clip to Facebook showing him hurling the kitten high into the air. The accused cat abuser faces up to two years in prison and a $40,500 fine for animal cruelty.